Gospel singer Mavis Staples at Cohn Oct. 9

Mavis Staples performs onstage during the pre-telecast at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2011. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / File)

American soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples plays the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Oct. 9 with local musician Erin Costelo.

Staples comes to Halifax fresh off the release of her Grammy-nominated 2013 album, One True Vine, her second collaboration with Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy. Their previous album together, You Are Not Alone, won Staples her first Grammy Award in 2011.

Staples’ songs have ranged from the delta-inflected gospel sound she helped create in the 1950s, to protest anthems of the 1960s, to pop radio breakout hits in the 1970s.

Her hits include Respect Yourself, I’ll Take You There and Let’s Do It Again.

She has five prior Grammy nominations, receiving her first in 1961 with the Staple Singers for best gospel or other religious recording. She was nominated in 2003 for her collaboration with Bob Dylan on the song, Gotta Change My Way of Thinking.

Tickets range from $24.50 to $62.50 (before service charges) and are on sale online at artscentre.dal.ca, at the Dalhousie Arts Centre box office or by telephone at (902) 494-3820 or 1-800-874-1669.